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[[Image:JohnTaylor.jpg|right|thumb| LDS Prophet John Taylor]]

[[Image:JohnTaylor.jpg|right|thumb| LDS Prophet John Taylor]]

'''John Taylor''' (b. November 1, 1808, d. July 25, 1887) was the third President and Prophet of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. He was responsible for expanding the Church in [[Utah]] as well as in [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. John was President while the U.S. government was persecuting the LDS over [[polygamy]]. At age thirty, he was elected to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. At age 66, he became President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. John served as President of the Church for 7 years until his death. He was considered an articulate author, editor, publisher and spokesman. John was called a strong "defender of the faith."

'''John Taylor''' (November 1, 1808 – July 25, 1887) was the third President and Prophet of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. He was responsible for expanding the Church in [[Utah]] as well as in [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]]. John was President while the U.S. government was persecuting the LDS over [[polygamy]]. At age thirty, he was elected to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. At age 66, he became President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. John served as President of the Church for 7 years until his death. He was considered an articulate author, editor, publisher and spokesman. John was called a strong "defender of the faith."

==Early Life==

==Early life==

John was a son of James and Agnes Taylor, born in Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England and christened in the Church of England. <ref>[http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/people/john_taylor.html John Taylor] Light Planet</ref> At the age of fourteen he became a skilled woodturner and cabinetmaker. At sixteen, he joined the Methodist church and was made a lay preacher shortly thereafter. John followed his parents and moved to Canada. There he would marry Leonora Cannon. He would be a Methodist preacher in Toronto. In 1836, he became a Mormon and John and Leonora were baptized. December 19, 1838 John Taylor was ordained an apostle and they moved West to Missouri where he played a prominent role in assisting the Saints as they fled from mob persecutions. In 1839, he and some fellow apostles preached to the British Isles where he was known as a bold advocate of the Church. Forever remembered as the Missions of the Twelve to the British Isles.

John was a son of James and Agnes Taylor, born in Milnthorpe, Westmorland, England and christened in the Church of England.<ref>[http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/people/john_taylor.html John Taylor] Light Planet</ref> At the age of fourteen he became a skilled woodturner and cabinetmaker. At sixteen, he joined the Methodist church and was made a lay preacher shortly thereafter. John followed his parents and moved to Canada. There he would marry Leonora Cannon. He would be a Methodist preacher in Toronto. In 1836, he became a Mormon and John and Leonora were baptized. December 19, 1838 John Taylor was ordained an apostle and they moved West to Missouri where he played a prominent role in assisting the Saints as they fled from mob persecutions. In 1839, he and some fellow apostles preached to the British Isles where he was known as a bold advocate of the Church. Forever remembered as the Missions of the Twelve to the British Isles.

==Nauvoo==

==Nauvoo==